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148 pages covering all topics in MCAT organic chemistry, index, color illustrations, four 30-minute MCAT practice exams with answers and explanations (92 questions), 96 additional MCAT practice questions also with answers and explanations, 48 full color flashcards covering nmr and all important reactions. This book covers all the organic chemistry tested by the MCAT. The book is divided into four topics. Each topic has a thirty-minute MCAT practice exam. The exams are MCAT-accurate down to the font. Each exam is accompanied by answers and explanations which include instructions on how to answer specific questions more quickly and accurately. The book is perfect bound, printed on top quality paper in full color, and has a laminated color cover. It is the same book used in the EXAMKRACKERS MCAT preparation course. It is more MCAT-accurate, more thorough, and more conceptual than any other MCAT prep book on the market. Note: This book is short because it is accurate. The most common misconception concerning MCAT content is the depth of organic chemistry tested. It is vital that the test taker know exactly what depth of knowledge is required. Any other MCAT prep books and courses that we have seen, go far beyond what is required by the MCAT in organic chemistry. As a result, students are confounded and confused by orgo on the MCAT; they are easily mislead into searching for the difficult solution to the superficial, but well-disguised, question. Like all our other books, this book covers al the organic chemistry tested by the MCAT plus a little extra background knowledge.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #937873 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 154 pages

Review
"The Examkrackers MCAT books are the best MCAT prep materials I've seen-and I looked at many before deciding..." -- Med student at USCF who used this book for her MCAT

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The aldehyde products can be easily distinguished from the ketone products by the lone hydrogen. The hemi products can be distinguished from the acetals and ketals because the hemi products both have alcohols while the full acetals and ketals don’t. Hemi formation is catalyzed by acid or base. In formation of acetal and ketal from the hemi-forms the hydroxyl group must be protonated to make a good leaving group, thus this part of the reaction is catalyzed by acid only.
Because acetals and ketals are unreactive toward bases, they are often used as blocking groups. In other words, a base would typically act as a nucleophile to attack an aldehyde or ketone at the carbonyl carbon, but the aldehyde or ketone can be temporarily changed to an acetal or ketal to prevent it from reacting with a base.

Customer Reviews

It gets to the point and fast
Like almost every other examkrackers books this book gets straight to the point. It is a great review for the MCAT organic section which seems to be undergoing constant revisions by the AAMC. I am happy to say that examkrackers tries to keep up with the changes and accurately reflects them. This is in contrast to a lot of the other books put out by Kaplan and The Princeton Review who republishes the same edition with a new cover and that's it. The contents barely change. Just take a look at any Kaplan organic review book and you'll know what I mean. Organic has always been my strong suit and I can easily deduce a lot of the reactions. But I needed to touch up on isomerism which is a critical portion of the MCAT for which I used this book. The book is straightforward...has 4 chapters (100 pages) with four 30 minute exams and practice questions pertaining to each section in between. For those who live by flash card or index cards...this book comes with a bunch of them which covers everything from IR specs to the pinacol rearrangement. Highly recommended.

The best I've used
I've used Kaplan, Princeton review, and many others - I think Exam Krackers does the best at highlighting and explaining the important concepts. The others will overwhelm you with unnecessary detail, and I didn't like the way they were set up. Using exam krackers, my score jumped 7 points.

Highly recommended.

Ryan

excellent review for mcat o-chem
If you did well in organic chem 1 and 2, then this book is great for a quick review. the best part is you can even go through it quickly.